Little we hadn’t guessed already except for the Swarzak reveal. All these years, all those guys, and I still think No. 38 is Skip Lockwood (and Buzz Capra) which I suppose is better than thinking of Victor Zambrano and Vic Black. Dan Warthen was the last guy to wear it. The Mets still haven’t published an official roster yet so I’ll fill in the blanks when they do that or when I take my next trip — to Florida in a couple of weeks to see some Spring Training games for the first time in a while.

There may still be a few more guys showing up. The Mets resigned Matt den Dekker to a minor league deal. You might recall he wore No. 6 in his previous tour of duty, that belongs now to hitting coach Pat Roessler. Yesterday came more indication the Mets are looking at Jason Vargas, the lefty given away when Omar Minaya uselessly moved heaven and earth to acquire JJ Putz. Vargas wore 43 in his last tour.

It should be Montero. He has very little chance of making the final 25 man roster – and that chance just got slimmer with the addition of Vargas. If they drop him then they lose him because he is out of options. So why not drop him now?

It should be Montero. He has little chance of making the final 25 man roster – and that chance just got slimmer with the addition of Vargas. If they drop him then they lose him because he is out of options. So why not drop him now?

It turns out that nobody got dropped from the 40 man to make room for Vargas. They moved TJ Rivera to the 60 day DL, which does not count against the 40 man limit. I didn’t think they could do that until the season started. But obviously they can.